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John McMurtrie, book editor for the San
Francisco Chronicle, and host Michael Krasny elicit
listener recommendations of the best books for that
elusive quiet moment during the flurry of this year's
holiday season.
Host: Michael Krasny
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Share your pick online
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The four-month-old California state budget is
already out of balance by at least $6.3 billion,
according to the nonpartisan California Legislative
Analyst. This hour, we take up California's fiscal outlook.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- John Myers, KQED Sacramento bureau chief
- Jon Fleischman, vice chair of the California Republican Party
- Mark Paul, senior scholar and deputy director for the
California Program for the New America Foundation
- Stephen Levy, director of the Center for Continuing Study of the
California Economy
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For his new book about the "Ed Sullivan Show,"
former San Francisco Chronicle columnist Gerald Nachman
interviewed more than 60 artists who performed on the
program including Carol Burnett, Jackie Mason and Alan
King. Nachman joins us to discuss the show and its
legacy. His new book is "Right Here on Our Stage
Tonight!: Ed Sullivan's America." Nachman's other books
include "Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the
1950s and 1960's" and "Raised on Radio."
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Gerald Nachman, author, former columnist for the San Francisco
Chronicle and TV critic for the San Jose Mercury News
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About the book "Right Here on Our Stage Tonight!:
Ed Sullivan's America"
: at UCPress.edu
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The Senate faces a crucial vote on Saturday to
decide whether it will move the health care bill forward
to a floor debate. We get an update on the developments
and discuss the next steps.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Alain Enthoven, professor emeritus of public and private management
at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business
- Jacob Hacker, professor of political science at the Institution
for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University
- Mary Agnes Carey, senior correspondent for Kaiser Health News
- Noam Levey, reporter for the Los Angeles Times
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